Wow, I didn't know you got a victory screen! I would have kept playing my game had I known. I had "major victory" in my information screen from mid '43 to when I gave up in early '44. You must be part of an elite few.

Yes, good show. I got an announcement of something less than Major in early '45, by which time I had taken several key points in the Phillies, all of Formosa and Hong Kong, cutting Japan off from the DEI. I kept playing though til the time ran out in '46, having just captured Kagoshima. Against the AI of course. The AI's play gets weaker and weaker as time goes forward.

any game that takes a long time to finish always ends up feeling somewhat.....anti-climatic at the end.

My first experience with that was after finishing the eight bit game "Shamus"

YOU WON!!!!!

Then the same thing happened with Exodus: Ultima III.

maybe a video parade would work.....followed by an automailed medal of achievement shipped straight from Gary's living room to yours.

I think Zork was like that too.

On the ending, there is a lot of public domain film of the war; look at the opening credits. I just think the spare end-screen represents how GG sees mega games. It's a valid POV, just not mine. I want a party after 1-2 years of play.